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1-3 PM
Cohort A: Personalized Neonatal Care: Pankaj Agrawal (US), Akhil Maheshwari (US), and Cale Warnecke (a parent, US),
Talks 20 min each; followed by discussion.
Cohort B: Planning and Design of Clinical Studies
Talks: Rachana Singh (US; Overview), Wally Carlo (US; Clinical Studies and Trials), Skip Garcia (US; Translational Research) 30 min each; followed by discussion.
Cohort C: Point-of-care-ultrasound in neonates.
Talks of 10 minutes each, followed by hands-on demonstration: Salvatore Aversa (lung), Anil Chacko (line positions, lumbar puncture), Brunetta Guaragni (cranial), Kiran More (cardiac), Nikoo Niknafs (30 min, virtual; abdominal), Mohit Sahni (shock management).
Cohort D: Mother-Infant Health takes More than Medical Interventions
Chairs: Etel Barborka (Sweden), Manoj Shrivastava (India)
Talks: Randal Buddington (US), Melvin Hardy (US), Fauzia Shah (India), Sherrie Bussington (US), Michelle Ross (Congo-Canada), Sonji Harold (US); short speeches followed by discussion.
3-4 PM
Epilogue. Presentation of Finances, plans for next year.
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Nov 4, 2025
7-8 AM: Breakfast arranged in the hotel of residence.
8:45 AM: Convene in conference hall. 2 min introductions for each speaker.
Chairs: Edmund LaGamma, Pascal Lavoie, Chhaya Prasad, Arun Prasad, Michael Zemlin, Susanne S. Blichfeldt, Md. Mozibur Rahman, Amit Upadhyay, Pankaj Agrawal, Cale Warnecke, Vijyendra Ranjan Baral, Michelle Ross, Abraham Ocerekede, Satyanam Bhartiya, Satyendra Singh, Manoj Srivastava
9-9:20 AM: Plenary session: Edmund LaGamma, Professor - Neonatology, Boston Children's Physician's Group, NYMC, Valhalla, New York, USA
Topic:
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
9:30-10 AM: Plenary session: Susanne S. Blichfeldt, Senior Consultant, Pediatric Neurology, Denmark
Topic: Neonatal Hypotonia: Clinical Features seen in Prader-Willi Syndrome that can Help Differentiate it From Other Congenital Diseases with Similar Symptoms
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
10-10:30 AM: Plenary session: Michael Zemlin, Professor - Neonatology, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Germany
Topic: New Insights on Trisomy 21 - What a Neonatologist Needs to Know
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
10:30-11 AM: Shared Plenary: Michelle Ross (Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada) and Abraham Ocerekede (Uganda), Social leaders
Topic: Newborn Care in Africa: Ongoing Efforts and Needs
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
11-11:30 AM: Plenary session: Md. Mozibur Rahman, Professor, Head of Neonatology and Director, Institute of Child and Mother Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Topic: Basic Protocol-Based Improvements in Neonatal Care and Training can Reduce Neonatal Mortality
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
11:30-12 Noon: Plenary session: Satyanam Bhartiya, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, India
Topic: Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria. What is the Answer? Bacteriphages?
20 min talk + 10 minutes for discussion.
12 Noon-1 PM: Lunch